tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post7389901280070279214..comments2024-03-27T11:18:59.924+00:00Comments on Sun Dried Sparrows: H**ny, p**ny ornithologistChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02423624920558505937noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-61606936426026726492012-10-20T17:39:10.695+01:002012-10-20T17:39:10.695+01:00I'm so pleased about your birds! Enjoying bird...I'm so pleased about your birds! Enjoying birds in a garden is a gift which keeps on giving, isn't it?! <br /><br />Many thanks for the link to the blog too - fantastic pictures, wow. I hope he adds more soon too.<br /><br />Yes I'm excited about the bird charity, thanks! It's doing some really great work nationally and I'll be doing my best to spread the word in this region (via other mediums!) Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02423624920558505937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-66363825785701403872012-10-20T14:49:15.089+01:002012-10-20T14:49:15.089+01:00One year on in our 'new' house and the vis...One year on in our 'new' house and the visitors to the garden continue to enthrall us. Because of a couple of ratty guests, I've scaled back to just nut feeders, so we don't get the quantity of robins and blackbirds that we used to, but are overrun by tits and sparrows with the occasional surprise appearance of a pair of woodpeckers to brighten our day. Good news about the bird group - sounds great!<br /><br />(Have you seen this blog? Fantastic, simple photos of (mainly) garden birds. It's excellent, but hasn't been updated since I started following it - hopefully there'll be more soon. http://littlebrownjob.blogspot.co.uk/)The Swedehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13237251779370596904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-42740189035835861752012-10-18T18:58:57.931+01:002012-10-18T18:58:57.931+01:00PS - thanks for that about the writing too.PS - thanks for that about the writing too.Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02423624920558505937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-29293931035062690802012-10-18T18:58:30.149+01:002012-10-18T18:58:30.149+01:00I'm jealous of you too! Wow. I've only e...I'm jealous of you too! Wow. I've only ever seen stuffed hummingbirds (sounds like something that might be served up in an exotic restaurant...)<br />I couldn't believe how absolutely tiny they are. I'd love to see a live one as close as you did.Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02423624920558505937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-34067259784806197942012-10-18T18:56:26.464+01:002012-10-18T18:56:26.464+01:00Oh, I'm jealous! Gorgeous things!Oh, I'm jealous! Gorgeous things!Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02423624920558505937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-69199888984065240412012-10-18T18:55:19.199+01:002012-10-18T18:55:19.199+01:00Hee hee, same here - I find it so funny even if it...Hee hee, same here - I find it so funny even if it is puerile, the 'anus' line in particular! (And "over China over China...")<br />Oh, I know what you mean about cats - I always fear for "my" birds when they're around. When first here there were no cats in the neighbourhood and I had lots of birds nesting in the garden, it felt so nice to give them a really safe environment in which to breed (give or take the odd sparrowhawk attack). But now there are loads of particularly predatory cats and I can't help but feel protective and anxious, especially at breeding season. But the birds are not daft - they keep their wits about them (and breed elsewhere now) plus they say that generally only the weaker ones get caught so they probably wouldn't be long term survivors anyway... <br />Perhaps your neighbour could put a collar with a bell on theirs and that might help?<br /><br />Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02423624920558505937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-57456948328273448492012-10-18T18:48:09.377+01:002012-10-18T18:48:09.377+01:00I think a lot of people find that - an urban garde...I think a lot of people find that - an urban garden is like an oasis to a lot of small birds in cities, whereas in rural areas there are more natural food supplies to choose from perhaps.<br />I live in a very rural area but over the years they've got to know that the regular food and water I supply is so much easier for them than foraging! So their visits here have increased hugely over the years. Also got lots of cover for them to sit in and keep safe so it works well. Hope you get more in!Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02423624920558505937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-54275789781380562462012-10-18T18:40:57.950+01:002012-10-18T18:40:57.950+01:00You lucky thing. This was the first time I've...You lucky thing. This was the first time I've seen one here in eleven years!Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02423624920558505937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-65863907058024656582012-10-18T13:33:44.627+01:002012-10-18T13:33:44.627+01:00I see more buzzards than anything...bein' on ...I see more buzzards than anything...bein' on the road all the time. I did see a hawk carry off a snake not too long ago. <br /><br />We had a lot of cardinals at the house and some blue jays but, the best was this last weekend. I was out on our balcony and a hummingbird flew right up about a foot from my face and then buzzed on. <br /><br />The writing sounds like great fun. e.f. bartlamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05940814285264472785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-51641683676305740742012-10-18T11:48:57.560+01:002012-10-18T11:48:57.560+01:00I found a toad in my garden yesterday....a real be...I found a toad in my garden yesterday....a real beauty!!Old Pa's Cornerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14367815328789444775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-70559022554577024712012-10-18T08:20:19.849+01:002012-10-18T08:20:19.849+01:00He said 'anus'!!
I'd forgotten this ...He said 'anus'!! <br /><br />I'd forgotten this sketch but fortunately my sense of humour has remained as childish as when it came out, so it still makes me laugh.<br /><br />Down here on the coast the seagulls tend to dominate, but their numbers have reduced in the last five years since rubbish disposal got better, and now I get the odd thrush, starling and family of blackbirds hopping around in my little back yard. They're a delight. Unfortunately my next-door neighbour has just acquired a cat (boo hiss), so I fear for my little feathered chums.<br /><br />Get writing for this group - they're lucky to have recruited you! Kolley Kibberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07055145770836351738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-70613871671514301832012-10-17T22:34:22.813+01:002012-10-17T22:34:22.813+01:00When I was a kid I started trying to encourage bir...When I was a kid I started trying to encourage birds into the garden by putting food out for them. I remember being enthralled by the sight of blue tits, greenfinches, starlings, chaffinches, great tits, robins, thrushes, blackbirds and others. This was in the middle of the city. These days I live in what is more or less the countryside and rarely see more than a few crows, one blackbird (if we're lucky) and the odd sparrow. What is going on??<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-1940280682099807422012-10-17T21:37:38.035+01:002012-10-17T21:37:38.035+01:00We get Jay's in our garden occasionally - they...We get Jay's in our garden occasionally - they are some of my favourites tooFurtheronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11903753972242964410noreply@blogger.com